I’ve learned that failure is just part of the process, and you can’t let it defeat you.

写作没有什么秘诀。你所要做的就是坐在打字机前，然后流血。

To create is to resist—to resist silence, to resist forgetting.

The writer's duty is to disturb the peace

Music is the only thing that's mine.

传记作者的任务是复活过去，而非评判它。